2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Oregon Senate District 3

3 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Clay Bearnson

Independent/Pacific Green

We haven't found a sourced summary for Clay Bearnson yet — only what they filed about themselves, below.

Where we looked:

  • ORESTAR candidate filings, 2026 General Election (State Senator and State Representative), which gives the name, party, district, the campaign site they filed and what the candidate filed about themselves, but no account of their record that anyone else wrote

That is where we have looked so far, not everywhere there is to look. If you know Clay Bearnson's work or background, tell us — we'd rather print it than leave it blank.

What Bearnson filed about themselves

Occupation
SMALL BUSINESS OWNER

Work history

  • Service Industry

Education

  • SOUTH MEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL
  • ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE — SPANISH

Offices and public service

  • Medford City Council (2015-2022); Council Vice President (2019); MURA Boardmember (2015-2022)

Clay Bearnson's own answers on their candidate filing form. Published by Oregon Secretary of State; we have not checked them.

Brad Hicks

Republican/Libertarian

We haven't found a sourced summary for Brad Hicks yet — only what they filed about themselves, below.

Where we looked:

  • ORESTAR candidate filings, 2026 General Election (State Senator and State Representative), which gives the name, party, district and what the candidate filed about themselves, but no account of their record that anyone else wrote

That is where we have looked so far, not everywhere there is to look. If you know Brad Hicks's work or background, tell us — we'd rather print it than leave it blank.

What Hicks filed about themselves

Occupation
President & CEO, Representing Business Issues, LLC

Work history

  • President & CEO, The Chamber of Medford & Jackson County

Education

  • North Valley High School — Diploma, College Prep
  • Southern Oregon University — Bachelor's degree, Political Science

Offices and public service

  • Revenue Restructuring Task Force (appointed by Governor), Transportation Funding Task Force (appointed by Governor), Jackson County Airport Advisory Committee (appointed by Board of Commissioners), Jackson County Public Safety Coordinating Committee (appointed by Board of Commissioners)

Brad Hicks's own answers on their candidate filing form. Published by Oregon Secretary of State; we have not checked them.

Denise D Krause

Democratic

We haven't found a sourced summary for Denise D Krause yet — only what they filed about themselves, below.

Where we looked:

  • ORESTAR candidate filings, 2026 General Election (State Senator and State Representative), which gives the name, party, district, the campaign site they filed and what the candidate filed about themselves, but no account of their record that anyone else wrote

That is where we have looked so far, not everywhere there is to look. If you know Denise D Krause's work or background, tell us — we'd rather print it than leave it blank.

What Krause filed about themselves

Occupation
Dr. Denise Krause, Healthcare Consulting

Work history

  • Professor, Preventive Medicine/Population Health, University of Mississippi Medical Center
  • Executive Administrator, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Education

  • University of Mississippi Medical Center — Graduate, Master's degree, Preventive Medicine
  • Monterey Institute of International Studies — Graduate, Master's degree, International Policy
  • University of Kansas — Undergraduate, Bachelor's degree, International Issues
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center — Doctorate, Professional degree, Preventive Medicine

Offices and public service

  • Elected Board Member, Rogue Valley Transportation District
  • Elected Member, Rogue Valley Transportation District Budget Committee

Denise D Krause's own answers on their candidate filing form. Published by Oregon Secretary of State; we have not checked them.

Sources

Candidate list and race details

What's included
U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices and every state legislative district on the ballot.
Everything else
Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: secure.sos.state.or.us.
Candidate lists
As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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